The University of Pittsburgh School of Law, University of Pittsburgh Law Review, and Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society present a symposium, “The Past, Present, and Future of the SEC,” on Friday, October 16, 2009 from 10:30 am-5 pm. Space is limited, so registration is strongly recommended; you can register here.
11:00 am -12:00 pm Panel One, Corporation Finance
Kenneth Davis, Dean & Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin Law School
Renee Jones, Associate Professor of Law, Boston College Law School
Robert Thompson, New York Alumni Chancellor’s Professor of Law, Vanderbilt University Law School
12:00 – 1:45 pm Keynote Address & Lunch
Hon. Troy A. Paredes, Commissioner, United States Securities and Exchange Commission
Carla Rosati, Executive Director, Securities and Exchange Commission Historical Society
1:45 – 2:45 pm Panel Two, Investment Management
Claire Hill, Professor of Law and Director, Institute for Law and Rationality, University of Minnesota Law School
Jonathan G. Katz, Secretary (1986-2006), United States Securites and Exchange Commission
Edward S. Knight, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Regulatory Officer, NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc.
3:00 – 4:00 pm Panel Three, Trading and Markets
Donald Langevoort, Thomas Aquinas Reynolds Professor of Law, Georgetown University Law Center
Erik R. Sirri, Professor of Finance, Babson College; Director (2006-2009), United States Securities and Exchange Commission Division of Trading and Markets
Chester Spatt, Pamela R. and Kenneth B. Dunn Professor of Finance, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business; Chief Economics & Director (2004-2007), United States Securities and Exchange Commission
4:15 – 5:15 pm Panel Four, Compliance and Enforcement
Jayne Barnard, Cutler Professor of Law, William & Mary Law School
Douglas Branson, W. Edward Sell Professor of Business Law, University of Pittsburgh School of Law
Donna Nagy, C. Ben Dutton Professor of Law, Indiana University Maurer School of Law
